2008 American Le Mans Series

The 2008 American Le Mans Series season was the 38th season for the IMSA GT Championship, with the tenth season known as the American Le Mans Series. It was a series for Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) and Grand Tourer (GT) race cars divided into four classes: LMP1, LMP2, GT1, and GT2. It began March 15 and ended October 18 after eleven races.

2008 American Le Mans Series
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The Audi Sport North America team wrapped up its title defence of LMP1 class Teams Championship with three races in hand after the Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio in August. Drivers Marco Werner and Lucas Luhr also secured the Drivers Championship after the Detroit Sports Car Challenge. It was a record fifth ALMS drivers title for Luhr and a fourth for Werner.

The Petit Le Mans saw the drivers title for GT1 decided with Jan Magnussen and Johnny O'Connell taking the title while Jörg Bergmeister and Wolf Henzler likewise secured the GT2 drivers championship. It was O'Connell's fourth GT1 title and Bergmeisters third GT2 title.

Schedule

Rnd Race Length Circuit Date
1 Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours Sebring International Raceway March 15
2 Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg 1 Hour 55 Minutes Streets of St. Petersburg April 5
3 Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach 1 Hour 40 Minutes Long Beach street circuit April 19
4 Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix 2 Hours 45 Minutes Miller Motorsports Park May 18
5 Northeast Grand Prix 2 Hours 45 Minutes Lime Rock Park July 12
6 Acura Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio 2 Hours 45 Minutes Mid-Ohio July 19
7 Generac 500 at Road America 4 Hours Road America August 9
8 Grand Prix of Mosport 2 Hours 45 Minutes Mosport International Raceway August 24
9 Detroit Sports Car Challenge 2 Hours 45 Minutes Belle Isle street circuit August 30
10 Petit Le Mans 1,000 miles (1,600 km) or 10 Hours Road Atlanta October 4
11 Monterey Sports Car Championships 4 Hours Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca October 18

The Lone Star Grand Prix was originally scheduled to take place on April 26. However, following the merger of the Champ Car World Series and Indy Racing League, the Champ Car Grand Prix of Houston event was initially cancelled. The American Le Mans Series race, as well as the support races, were later cancelled on March 3.[1]

Season results

Overall winner in bold.

Rnd Circuit LMP1 Winning Team LMP2 Winning Team GT1 Winning Team GT2 Winning Team Results
LMP1 Winning Drivers LMP2 Winning Drivers GT1 Winning Drivers GT2 Winning Drivers
1 Sebring #1 Audi Sport North America #7 Penske Racing #3 Corvette Racing #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Results
Rinaldo Capello
Tom Kristensen
Allan McNish
Timo Bernhard
Romain Dumas
Emmanuel Collard
Johnny O'Connell
Jan Magnussen
Ron Fellows
Jörg Bergmeister
Wolf Henzler
Marc Lieb
2 St. Petersburg #2 Audi Sport North America #7 Penske Racing #4 Corvette Racing #71 Tafel Racing Results
Marco Werner
Lucas Luhr
Timo Bernhard
Romain Dumas
Olivier Beretta
Oliver Gavin
Dominik Farnbacher
Dirk Müller
3 Long Beach #2 Audi Sport North America #9 Highcroft Racing #3 Corvette Racing #71 Tafel Racing Results
Marco Werner
Lucas Luhr
David Brabham
Scott Sharp
Johnny O'Connell
Jan Magnussen
Dominik Farnbacher
Dirk Müller
4 Miller #2 Audi Sport North America #7 Penske Racing #3 Corvette Racing #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Results
Marco Werner
Lucas Luhr
Timo Bernhard
Romain Dumas
Johnny O'Connell
Jan Magnussen
Jörg Bergmeister
Wolf Henzler
5 Lime Rock #2 Audi Sport North America #9 Highcroft Racing #3 Corvette Racing #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Results
Marco Werner
Lucas Luhr
David Brabham
Scott Sharp
Johnny O'Connell
Jan Magnussen
Jörg Bergmeister
Wolf Henzler
6 Mid-Ohio #2 Audi Sport North America #7 Penske Racing #3 Corvette Racing #71 Tafel Racing Results
Marco Werner
Lucas Luhr
Timo Bernhard
Romain Dumas
Johnny O'Connell
Jan Magnussen
Dominik Farnbacher
Dirk Müller
7 Road America #2 Audi Sport North America #9 Highcroft Racing #3 Corvette Racing #87 Farnbacher-Loles Results
Marco Werner
Lucas Luhr
David Brabham
Scott Sharp
Johnny O'Connell
Jan Magnussen
Dirk Werner
Richard Westbrook
Bryce Miller
8 Mosport #2 Audi Sport North America #9 Highcroft Racing #3 Corvette Racing #62 Risi Competizione Results
Marco Werner
Lucas Luhr
David Brabham
Scott Sharp
Johnny O'Connell
Jan Magnussen
Jaime Melo
Mika Salo
9 Belle Isle #37 Intersport Racing #26 Andretti Green Racing #4 Corvette Racing #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Results
John Field
Clint Field
Richard Berry
Franck Montagny
James Rossiter
Olivier Beretta
Oliver Gavin
Jörg Bergmeister
Wolf Henzler
10 Road Atlanta #1 Audi Sport North America #5 Penske Motorsports #3 Corvette Racing #62 Risi Competizione Results
Allan McNish
Rinaldo Capello
Emanuele Pirro
Ryan Briscoe
Hélio Castroneves
Johnny O'Connell
Jan Magnussen
Ron Fellows
Jaime Melo
Mika Salo
11 Laguna Seca #2 Audi Sport North America #26 Andretti Green Racing #4 Corvette Racing #71 Tafel Racing Results
Marco Werner
Lucas Luhr
Franck Montagny
Tony Kanaan
Olivier Beretta
Oliver Gavin
Dominik Farnbacher
Dirk Müller

Teams championships

For races under three hours, points are awarded to the top 10 finishers in the following order:

  • 20-16-13-10-8-6-4-3-2-1

For races between four hours and eight hours, points are awarded in the following order:

  • 25-21-18-15-13-11-9-8-7-6

For races longer than eight hours, points are awarded in the following order:

  • 30-26-23-20-18-16-14-13-12-11

Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points. Unlike the Le Mans Series where teams with multiple entries have each entry number scored separately to the championship, teams with multiple entries only score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race.

LMP1 standings

Pos Team Chassis Engine Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Rd4 Rd5 Rd6 Rd7 Rd8 Rd9 Rd10 Rd11 Total
1 Audi Sport North America Audi R10 TDI Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) 30 20 20 20 20 20 25 20 30 25 230
2 Intersport Racing Lola B06/10
Lola B06/10
Lola B07/17
AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8
AER P32C 3.6 L Turbo V8
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10
23
 
 
10
 
 
16
 
 
16
 
 
 
13
 
18
 
 
20
 
 
13
 
 
129
3 Peugeot Sport Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) 20 26 46
4 Autocon Motorsports Creation CA07
Lola B06/10
Judd GV5 5.0 L V10
AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8
18
 
13
 
10
 
41
5 Team LNT Ginetta-Zytek 07S Zytek 4.5 L V8 20 20
6 Corsa Motorsports Zytek 07S Zytek 2ZG408 4.0 L V8
Zytek 4.5 L V8
 
18
18
7 Creation Autosportif Creation CA07 AIM (Judd) YS5.5 5.5 L V10 15 15

LMP2 standings

Pos Team Chassis Engine Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Rd4 Rd5 Rd6 Rd7 Rd8 Rd9 Rd10 Rd11 Total
1 Penske Racing Porsche RS Spyder Evo Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 30 20 16 20 16 20 21 13 10 26 18 210
2 Patrón Highcroft Racing Acura ARX-01B Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 20 16 20 2 20 16 25 20 16 7 162
3 Dyson Racing Porsche RS Spyder Evo Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 26 10 8 10 6 8 18 4 6 20 13 129
4 Andretti Green Racing Acura ARX-01B Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 16 8 10 4 8 4 9 10 20 14 25 128
5 Lowe's Fernández Racing Acura ARX-01B Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 4 6 8 10 13 7 16 2 13 9 88
6 de Ferran Motorsports Acura ARX-01B Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 13 4 8 8 13 18 21 85
7 Penske Motorsports, Inc. Porsche RS Spyder Evo Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 30 15 45
8 B-K Motorsport Lola B07/46
Lola B08/86
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 6
 
3
 
3
 
3
 
13
 
2
 
4
 
 
6
40
9 Horag Lista Racing Porsche RS Spyder Evo Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 18 18
10 Van der Steur Racing Radical SR9 AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 3 3

GT1 standings

Pos Team Chassis Engine Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Rd4 Rd5 Rd6 Rd7 Rd8 Rd9 Rd10 Rd11 Total
1 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 30 20 20 20 20 20 25 20 20 30 25 250
2 Bell Motorsports Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 23 21 13 13 70

GT2 standings

Pos Team Chassis Engine Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Rd4 Rd5 Rd6 Rd7 Rd8 Rd9 Rd10 Rd11 Total
1 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
30
 
16
 
16
 
20
 
 
20
 
16
 
21
 
13
 
20
 
26
 
13
211
2 Tafel Racing Ferrari F430GT Ferrari 4.0 L V8 20 20 20 13 10 20 18 10 6 23 25 195
3 Risi Competizione Ferrari F430GT Ferrari 4.0 L V8 23 8 6 4 13 8 13 20 13 30 21 159
4 Farnbacher-Loles Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
13
 
8
 
 
16
 
10
 
25
 
16
 
18
106
5 Flying Lizard Motorsports 44 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
26
 
4
 
4
 
8
 
 
9
 
4
 
10
 
16
 
11
92
6 Panoz Team PTG Panoz Esperante GT-LM Ford (Élan) 5.0 L V8 6 10 8 4 8 1 15 52
7 VICI Racing Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
16
 
3
 
2
 
 
2
 
8
 
11
42
8 JMB Racing Ferrari F430GT Ferrari 4.0 L V8 18 9 27
9 Drayson-Barwell Aston Martin DBRS9
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
 
1
 
3
 
12
 
8
24
10= Corsa Motorsports Ferrari F430GT Ferrari 4.0 L V8 10 10 3 23
10= Primetime Race Group Dodge Viper Comp. Coupe Dodge 8.3 L V10 18 1 4 23
12 Black Swan Racing Ford GT-R Mk.VII Ford 5.0 L V8 3 6 7 16
13 LG Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette C6 Chevrolet 6.3 L V8 3 1 6 10
14 Robertson Racing Ford GT-R Mk.VII Ford 5.0 L V8 3 3

Drivers championship

For races under three hours, points are awarded to the top 10 finishers in the following order:

  • 20-16-13-10-8-6-4-3-2-1

For races between four hours and eight hours, points are awarded in the following order:

  • 25-21-18-15-13-11-9-8-7-6

For races longer than eight hours, points are awarded in the following order:

  • 30-26-23-20-18-16-14-13-12-11

Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points. Drivers failing to drive for at least 45 minutes in the race are not awarded points, with the exception of the Long Beach round where drivers need only 30 minutes minimum.

LMP1 standings

Pos Driver Team Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Rd 11 Total
1= Marco Werner Audi Sport North America 26 20 20 20 20 20 25 20 23 25 219
1= Lucas Luhr Audi Sport North America 26 20 20 20 20 20 25 20 23 25 219
3 Emanuele Pirro Audi Sport North America 16 16 10 13 16 21 16 30 21 159
4 Jon Field Intersport Racing 23 10 16 16 18 20 13 116
5 Richard Berry Intersport Racing 23 16 16 18 20 13 106
6 Rinaldo Capello Audi Sport North America 30 13 16 16 30 105
7 Clint Field Intersport Racing 23 10 16 16 18 20 103
8 Allan McNish Audi Sport North America 30 30 60
9= Nicolas Minassian Peugeot Sport Total 20 26 46
9= Stéphane Sarrazin Peugeot Sport Total 20 26 46
11 Frank Biela Audi Sport North America 16 16 10 42
12 Chris McMurry Autocon Motorsports 18 13 10 41
13 Tom Kristensen Audi Sport North America 30 30
14= Bryan Willman Autocon Motorsports 18 10 28
14= John Faulkner Intersport Racing 13 15 28
14= Ryan Lewis Intersport Racing 13 15 28
17= Mike Rockenfeller Audi Sport North America 26 26
17= Christian Klien Peugeot Sport Total 26 26
19= Marcel Fässler Audi Sport North America 21 21
19= Christijan Albers Audi Sport North America 21 21
21= Pedro Lamy Peugeot Sport Total 20 20
21= Danny Watts Team LNT 20 20
21= Olivier Pla Team LNT 20 20
24= Tony Burgess Autocon Motorsports 18 18
24= Gunnar Jeannette Corsa Motorsports 18 18
24= Johnny Mowlem Corsa Motorsports 18 18
24= Stefan Johansson Corsa Motorsports 18 18
28= Gregor Fisken Intersport Racing 15 15
28= Jamie Campbell-Walter Creation Autosportif 15 15
28= Stephen Simpson Creation Autosportif 15 15
28= Liz Halliday Creation Autosportif 15 15
32= Michael Lewis Autocon Motorsports 13 13
32= Ryan Lewis Intersport Racing 13 13

† - Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro were both penalized three championship points for their entry making avoidable contact during Round 4.

LMP2 standings

Pos Driver Team Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Rd 11 Total
1= Timo Bernhard Penske Racing 30 20 16 20 16 20 21 6 10 26 18 203
1= Romain Dumas Penske Racing 30 20 16 20 16 20 21 6 10 26 18 203
3= Scott Sharp Patrón Highcroft Racing 20 16 20 2 20 16 25 20 16 7 162
3= David Brabham Patrón Highcroft Racing 20 16 20 2 20 16 25 20 16 7 162
5 Patrick Long Penske Racing 10 13 16 13 10 15 13 8 23 8 129
6 Sascha Maassen Penske Racing 10 13 16 13 10 15 13 23 8 121
7= Butch Leitzinger Dyson Racing 26 2 8 10 6 6 18 3 3 20 11 113
7= Marino Franchitti Dyson Racing 26 2 8 10 6 6 18 3 3 20 11 113
9= Chris Dyson Dyson Racing 23 10 4 6 8 11 4 6 16 13 101
9= Guy Smith Dyson Racing 23 10 4 6 8 11 4 6 16 13 101
11 Franck Montagny Andretti Green Racing 8 4 9 10 20 14 25 90
12= Adrián Fernández Lowe's Fernández Racing 4 6 8 10 13 7 16 2 13 9 88
12= Luis Díaz Lowe's Fernández Racing 4 6 8 10 13 7 16 2 13 9 88
14= Gil de Ferran de Ferran Motorsports 13 4 8 8 13 18 21 85
14= Simon Pagenaud de Ferran Motorsports 13 4 8 8 13 18 21 85
16= Emmanuel Collard Penske Racing 30 23 53
16= Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing
Penske Motorsports, Inc.
8
 
 
30
 
15
53
18 Andy Lally Dyson Racing 26 20 46
19 Hélio Castroneves Penske Motorsports, Inc. 30 15 45
20= Gerardo Bonilla B-K Motorsport 6 3 3 3 13 2 4 6 40
20= Ben Devlin B-K Motorsport 6 3 3 3 13 2 4 6 40
22= Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 14 25 39
22= James Rossiter Andretti Green Racing 9 10 20 39
24= Bryan Herta Andretti Green Racing 16 8 10 4 38
24= Christian Fittipaldi Andretti Green Racing 16 8 10 4 38
24= Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 16 8 14 38
27 Stefan Johansson Patrón Highcroft Racing 20 20
28= Didier Theys Horag Lista Racing 18 18
28= Fredy Lienhard Horag Lista Racing 18 18
28= Jan Lammers Horag Lista Racing 18 18
28= Scott Dixon de Ferran Motorsports 18 18
32 Michel Jourdain Jr. Lowe's Fernández Racing 13 13
33 Raphael Matos B-K Motorsport
Andretti Green Racing
 
4
6
 
10
34= Gunnar van der Steur Van der Steur Racing 3 3
34= Robbie Pecorari Van der Steur Racing 3 3

† - Sascha Maassen and Patrick Long were both penalized three championship points for their entry making avoidable contact during Round 2.

GT1 standings

Pos Driver Team Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Rd 11 Total
1= Johnny O'Connell Corvette Racing 30 16 20 20 20 20 25 20 16 30 21 238
1= Jan Magnussen Corvette Racing 30 16 20 20 20 20 25 20 16 30 21 238
3= Oliver Gavin Corvette Racing 26 20 16 16 16 16 18 16 20 26 25 215
3= Olivier Beretta Corvette Racing 26 20 16 16 16 16 18 16 20 26 25 215
5= Chapman Ducote Bell Motorsports 23 21 13 13 70
5= Terry Borcheller Bell Motorsports 23 21 13 13 70
7 Ron Fellows Corvette Racing 30 30 60
8 Max Papis Corvette Racing 26 26 52
9 Antonio García Bell Motorsports 23 23

GT2 standings

Pos Driver Team Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Rd 11 Total
1= Jörg Bergmeister Flying Lizard Motorsports 30 2 16 20 20 13 21 13 20 26 6 187
1= Wolf Henzler Flying Lizard Motorsports 30 2 16 20 20 13 21 13 20 26 6 187
3= Dominik Farnbacher Tafel Racing 14 20 20 13 10 20 18 10 2 23 25 175
3= Dirk Müller Tafel Racing 14 20 20 13 10 20 18 10 2 23 25 175
5= Johannes van Overbeek Flying Lizard Motorsports 13 16 13 16 4 16 15 2 16 13 13 137
5= Patrick Pilet Flying Lizard Motorsports 13 16 13 16 4 16 15 2 16 13 13 137
7= Mika Salo Risi Competizione 1 2 13 8 13 20 13 30 21 121
7= Jaime Melo Risi Competizione 1 2 13 8 13 20 13 30 21 121
9 Dirk Werner Farnbacher-Loles Motorsport 13 16 10 25 16 18 98
10 Seth Neiman Flying Lizard Motorsports 44 26 4 4 8 9 4 16 11 82
11 Darren Law Flying Lizard Motorsports 44 26 4 8 9 16 11 74
12 Jim Tafel Tafel Racing 20 2 3 7 6 6 14 58
13 Marc Lieb Flying Lizard Motorsports 30 26 56
14 Tommy Milner Panoz Team PTG 6 10 8 4 8 1 15 52
15 Richard Westbrook Farnbacher-Loles Motorsport 16 10 25 51
16 Harrison Brix Risi Competizione
Tafel Racing
8
 
6
 
4
 
6
 
6
 
11
 
8
 
49
17 Lonnie Pechnik Flying Lizard Motorsports 44 4 4 10 16 11 45
18= Bryce Miller Farnbacher-Loles Motorsport 25 18 43
18= Tracy Krohn Risi Competizione 23 20 43
18= Niclas Jönsson Risi Competizione 23 20 43
18= Eric van de Poele Risi Competizione 23 20 43
18= Pierre Kaffer Farnbacher-Loles Motorsport
JMB Racing
16
 
 
18
 
9
43
23 Marc Basseng Farnbacher-Loles Motorsport
VICI Racing
13
 
8
 
 
8
 
11
40
24 Alex Figge Tafel Racing 2 3 7 6 6 14 38
25 Tom Sutherland Panoz Team PTG 6 10 8 4 8 1 37
26= Alex Davison Flying Lizard Motorsports
Farnbacher-Loles Motorsport
26
 
 
8
34
26= Pierre Ehret Tafel Racing 20 14 34
28 Rob Bell Tafel Racing
Risi Competizione
14
 
 
11
 
8
33
29 Patrick Friesacher Risi Competizione 8 6 4 6 6 30
30 Ben Aucott JMB Racing 18 9 27
31= Paul Drayson Drayson-Barwell 1 3 12 8 24
31= Jonny Cocker Drayson-Barwell 1 3 12 8 24
33= Gunnar Jeannette Corsa Motorsport 10 10 3 23
33= Johnny Mowlem Corsa Motorsport 10 10 3 23
33= Joel Feinberg Primetime Race Group 18 1 4 23
33= Chris Hall Primetime Race Group 18 1 4 23
33= Nicky Pastorelli VICI Racing 2 2 8 11 23
33= Francesco Pastorelli VICI Racing 2 2 8 11 23
39= Allan Simonsen Tafel Racing 20 20
39= Craig Stanton VICI Racing 16 3 1 20
39= Nathan Swartzburgh VICI Racing 16 3 1 20
42 Stéphane Daoudi JMB Racing 18 18
43= Uwe Alzen VICI Racing 16 16
43= Tim Pappas Black Swan Racing 3 6 7 16
43= Anthony Lazzaro Black Swan Racing 3 6 7 16
46 Joey Hand Panoz Team PTG 15 15
47 Richard Lietz Flying Lizard Motorsports 13 13
48 Darren Turner Drayson-Barwell 12 12
49= Martin Ragginger Flying Lizard Motorsports 10 10
49= Lou Gigliotti LG Motorsports 3 1 6 10
49= Doug Peterson LG Motorsports 3 1 6 10
52 Bryan Sellers Panoz Team PTG 8 8
53 Andy Pilgrim Black Swan Racing 7 7
54 Eric Curran LG Motorsports 6 6
55= David Robertson Robertson Racing 3 3
55= Andrea Robertson Robertson Racing 3 3
55= David Murry Robertson Racing 3 3
58 Ruben Carrapatoso VICI Racing 2 2

Partial season entries

  • Team Cytosport, following a partnership with Charouz Racing System and Team Jota to run in the Le Mans Series and 24 Hours of Le Mans, plans to return to the ALMS at Mid-Ohio[2]
  • Although Team ECO attempted to run their diesel-powered Radical SR10 LMP1 at Sebring, homologation problems have forced the team to delay their debut until Mid-Ohio.[3]
  • Autocon Motorsports will run a partial schedule, skipping most street circuit rounds, to concentrate on their bid for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Their car will be upgraded to full CA07 specification by Le Mans.[4]

Green Challenge

On June 24, 2008, the ALMS has announced for a new challenge called the Green Challenge. The challenge, integrated with the series races, and which will debut at this year's Petit Le Mans, and continuing with the entire full season in 2009, emphasizes on targeting the series for "green racing." The ALMS was the first motorsport racing series in North America to be recognized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA), the United States Department of Energy and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International) to be recognized as a "Green Racing Series", and these three will take part organizing the challenge. All the teams will be eligible for the Green Challenge. The point system will be the same as the regular ALMS scoring system, but teams start out with the most possible points a team in the ALMS have during the season, and the points are deducted based on the performance of the vehicle. The lowest points at the end of the season would be the Green Challenge season champion.[5]

References

  1. "Grand Prix of Houston cancelled for 2008". AmericanLeMans.com. 3 March 2008. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
  2. "Team Cytosport announces 2008 plans". Planet Le Mans. 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 30 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
  3. "Team ECO Racing withdraws from Sebring". Planet Le Mans. 13 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
  4. "Sebring 12 Hours Thursday Morning". dailysportscar. 13 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
  5. "ALMS Official Website: Green Challenge Rules and Regulations Set". ALMS. 24 June 2008. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
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